March 14, 2007 / Front Page

A fire that started in the crawl space of a home at 110 Thornwood Road in the Bar Harbour section of Massapequa Park, spread quickly through nooks and crannies within the walls of the home before it was finally discovered by the homeowner upon his r More...

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Plainedge High School Seniors Joseph DeLutri and Gina DeTillio received recognition at The Nassau Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance's Outstanding PE Student Awards Dinner on December 11 at th More...

Teachers from Northside School in Farmingdale wanted their students to learn about empathy. The students tried to imagine what it would be like to be without hats and gloves in the cold winter weather. More...

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, March 15 +Town of Oyster Bay Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting: 7 p.m., Town Bd. hearing room, 54 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay. More...

The Town of Oyster Bay's Department of Community and Youth Services is offering free Tai Chi classes to Town seniors age 60 and older at its senior centers. According to Town Councilman Angelo A. More...

On Sunday, March 18, the Farmingdale-Bethpage Historical Society will be holding a general meeting at 2 p.m. at the Farmingdale Public Library, 116 Merritts Rd., Farmingdale. The guest speaker, Joanne R. Heffernan, will discuss beginning genealogy. More...

Dear Editor: For the past five and one half years, the Village of Massapequa Park has been dragging its feet in perfecting the pedestrian crosswalks at the intersection of Park Boulevard and Taylor Avenue and Park Boulevard and Jackson Avenue, so More...

Massapequa Park residents are urged to show their support and cast a vote in next week's election even though there are no challengers in the race because every number counts, according to Mayor James Altadonna who said that these numbers are used t More...

+Ashley Kate Piccinnini, of Massapequa, was named to the dean's list for exceptional performance for the fall 2006 semester at The Villanova School of Business at Villanova University, Pennsylvania. She attained a 3.85 grade point average. More...

Jennifer and Bill Scruggs of Bethpage announce the birth of their daughter Dana Joan, born January 28, 2007, weighing seven pounds, eight ounces and was 20 inches long. She was welcomed home by her big sister, Veronica. More...

Ithaca College senior Anthony Gangitano, son of Massapequa Park residents Gena and Patrick Gangitano, recently spent a portion of his winter break in the San Francisco area performing with Ithacappella, a men's a cappella ensemble from Ithaca Colleg More...

Massapequa resident Michael "Mike" Francis Fitzgibbon, a member of many local clubs and a local businessman, died peacefully December 16, 2006 in his Roxbury Lane home surrounded by loved ones. More...

Longtime Farmingdale educator Frederick Rudolph Wilkens died March 3, 2007 at the Riverside Convalescent Center in Smithfield, Virginia. He was 79-years old and served the school district as both an educator and administrator. More...